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a style of attack most often associated with extremists in afghanistan, iraq and pakistan. while there is no immediate claim of responsibility, the u.s. officials say a handful of networks including an indian terrorist group may be behind the bombing. a senator with an intelligence background says the indian mujahadeen who want them to dominate the indian way of life is suspect. but they say the group is poorly organize and possibly had outside help, possibly from pakistani intelligence. >> with a dramatic attack like this, coordinated over three locations, it took money and it took planning. that always raises the speckor of the isi in pakistan. >> the three explosions at the mumbai opera house, jewelry district and major commuter hub drew comparisons to the mumbai attack in 2008. the ram pain that lasted for 60 hours killing 166 people was low-tech. it relied on ten pakistani militants armed with cell phone, handguns and back packs filled with explosives. the group l.e.t. linked to pakistani intelligence was blamed. >> the obvious question: is pakistan involved? i cannot
a style of attack most often associated with extremists in afghanistan, iraq and pakistan. while there is no immediate claim of responsibility, the u.s. officials say a handful of networks including an indian terrorist group may be behind the bombing. a senator with an intelligence background says the indian mujahadeen who want them to dominate the indian way of life is suspect. but they say the group is poorly organize and possibly had outside help, possibly from pakistani intelligence....
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troops in afghanistan. >>> we're very proud of him. he succeeded with the seals and became e-6 in four years. >> he was trained for it. something he wanted. >> he was an all-american g.i. joe. a great guy that loved his country. >> as heavy a loss as this was, it would even be more tragic if we allowed it to derail this country. from our effort to defeat al-qaeda. and deny them a safe haven that afghanistan. >> bret: 30 american troops, seven afghan commandos and an afghan interpreter killed when the ch-47 chinook helicopter was shot down by an rpg by the taliban saturday. they were on their way to rescue another group involved to trying to track down a high value target. this is the single deadly yast loss of life for u.s. forces in the war. what about this. how does it affect the outlook of the war if it does. >> it does. i think you heard from leon panetta the effort to stop some of the drain in terms of the public support for war but the drain is wide open. people are buying off of the war increasingly. the argument about what is p
troops in afghanistan. >>> we're very proud of him. he succeeded with the seals and became e-6 in four years. >> he was trained for it. something he wanted. >> he was an all-american g.i. joe. a great guy that loved his country. >> as heavy a loss as this was, it would even be more tragic if we allowed it to derail this country. from our effort to defeat al-qaeda. and deny them a safe haven that afghanistan. >> bret: 30 american troops, seven afghan commandos...
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i mean, spending at its height in iraq and afghanistan. in addition, if i understand correctly, $400 billion in interest that we would not need to pay because of the elimination of this phantom $1 trillion. so right from the beginning, you're starting about half as many, quote, unquote, cuts as nor reid suggests that are there. i think, you know, that's a nonstarter. if that passes the house, it passes because all the democrats pass and some republicans vote for it. i can't imagine that republicans would vote for something that's obviously that phony. >> there are doubts whether he could get the 60 votes needed to move it past in the democratic-controlled senate. >> if miles an hour mcconnell wants to draw the line on this issue he can prevent this plan from getting 60 votes. democrats need seven republicans to join them to get 60. republicans need 13 democrats. in this case, in today's politics, 13 is the smaller number. >> and let's remember why we're here. harry reid had an opportunity back in december of 2010 to bring up the debt limit
i mean, spending at its height in iraq and afghanistan. in addition, if i understand correctly, $400 billion in interest that we would not need to pay because of the elimination of this phantom $1 trillion. so right from the beginning, you're starting about half as many, quote, unquote, cuts as nor reid suggests that are there. i think, you know, that's a nonstarter. if that passes the house, it passes because all the democrats pass and some republicans vote for it. i can't imagine that...
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commander in afghanistan indicated that the u.s. forces would shift to an advisory role next year. >> the battle now moves east. the base here is at the heart of that fight. not far from where the u.s. special operators came under fire from pakistan on november 26. called in airstrike and killed 24 pakistani troops, sending a chill through the relationship. secretary panetta alluded to reports that the u.s. troops had received permission from a pakistani officer to fire back. >> one of the reports that came out indicated that there had been a call to pakistani, and they indicated that there was no one from their operation in the particular positions. >> in response, the pakistanis closed an air base used by c.i.a. to flag drone missions. over pakistan's tribal areas. panetta talked about the loss of the air base. >> we knew it was a matter of time. even when i was director that pressure was being brought to try to revise the mission. >> troop asked panetta about supporting the proxy fighters. >> we have a responseability to make sur
commander in afghanistan indicated that the u.s. forces would shift to an advisory role next year. >> the battle now moves east. the base here is at the heart of that fight. not far from where the u.s. special operators came under fire from pakistan on november 26. called in airstrike and killed 24 pakistani troops, sending a chill through the relationship. secretary panetta alluded to reports that the u.s. troops had received permission from a pakistani officer to fire back. >> one...
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it's not a glib answer on afghanistan. >> bret: steve? >> congresswoman, i'd like to shift to politics and ask you about comments you made recently about the republican field. >> bret: take a listen. >> why would we settle? why would we settle on a moderate? why would we settle on someone who is not clear on the issue of life, on the issue of religious liberty and issue of marriage between a man and a woman? >> who were you talking about? >> well, there are candidates in the race that aren't clear on those issues. i think of all years, republicans shouldn't settle on the nominee. because romney. >> this candidate specificall specifically? >> i will -- we're among friends, right? it's a panel, we're among friends. i think that is what is wonderful about the debate and the entire vetting process. then the voters get to see for themselves where the candidates stand on this issue. my point is quite simply, what i'm seeing on the ground is that president obama will be a one-term president. that's just among democrats let alone independents and
it's not a glib answer on afghanistan. >> bret: steve? >> congresswoman, i'd like to shift to politics and ask you about comments you made recently about the republican field. >> bret: take a listen. >> why would we settle? why would we settle on a moderate? why would we settle on someone who is not clear on the issue of life, on the issue of religious liberty and issue of marriage between a man and a woman? >> who were you talking about? >> well, there are...
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we'll tell you what terrorism has to do the world headlines now, another one of southern afghanistan's powerbrokers was killed today by a suicide bomber. the assassination of kandahar's mayor was the third killing in the last two weeks. the taliban has claimed responsibility for all three attacks. >>> libyan rebels received a diplomatic boost today with recognition from great britain. the conflict there in libya has gone under the public's radar recently because of more pressing economic concerns here in washington. but national cute correspondent jennifer griffin tells us -- national security correspondent jennifer griffin tells the nato mission is still unaccomplished. >> this is a video broadcast on libya state television tuesday of the pan am lockerbie bomber rallying support for libyan leader muammar qaddafi in downtown tripoli. the lockerbie bomber was released on compassionate grounds by a scottish judge two years ago, because he was reportedly dying of cancer. but he's still standing, as is muammar qaddafi, five months after the start of an operation the white house said would
we'll tell you what terrorism has to do the world headlines now, another one of southern afghanistan's powerbrokers was killed today by a suicide bomber. the assassination of kandahar's mayor was the third killing in the last two weeks. the taliban has claimed responsibility for all three attacks. >>> libyan rebels received a diplomatic boost today with recognition from great britain. the conflict there in libya has gone under the public's radar recently because of more pressing...
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invasion of afghanistan. that war is affected by what goes on in pakistan. that has been intense. catherine herridge has mar. >> thank you. saying grateful for pakistan's cooperation the president warned the relationship between the u.s. around pakistan is threatened by support of the islamist militant group. >> we are not going to feel comfortable with a long-term strategic relationship with pakistan. if we don't think they are mindful of our interest as well. >> since the siege of the interest in kabul in taliban, they're increasingly vocal of their condemnation of the relationship between them and some members of pakistan intelligence service. >> part of hedging their bets is having interactions with some of the unsavory characters who they think might end up regaining power in afghanistan. after coalition forces have left. >> the president concluded the news conference, f.b.i. director faced sharp questions on capitol hill of the handling of the terrorist anwar al-awlaki killed in a c.i.a.-led drone strike on friday in yemen. the f.b.i. nor the justice department provided docu
invasion of afghanistan. that war is affected by what goes on in pakistan. that has been intense. catherine herridge has mar. >> thank you. saying grateful for pakistan's cooperation the president warned the relationship between the u.s. around pakistan is threatened by support of the islamist militant group. >> we are not going to feel comfortable with a long-term strategic relationship with pakistan. if we don't think they are mindful of our interest as well. >> since the...
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troops in afghanistan. >> bret: shannon, thank you. a former porn actress says new york democratic congressman anthony weiner asked her to lie about their online communications. at a news conference today, ginger lee said while she wanted to talk pom ticks, weiner would often -- politics, weiner would often turn the conversation to sex. most democrats including the party leaders are pushing him to lie. >> president obama is getting by with help from his friends and political donors. we will tell you about it in the grapevine. how dangerous is >> bret: today's second muslim hearing on radicalization was precedeed by more resistance than the first event in march, but national correspondent catherine herridge reports that does not mean it was free of all. >> when they questioned the legitimacy on muslim radicalization in prison, the focus of one particular group on the basis of race or religion can be deemed as racics and discriminatory. >> the republican chairman who has been heavily criticized for singling out radical islam for the home
troops in afghanistan. >> bret: shannon, thank you. a former porn actress says new york democratic congressman anthony weiner asked her to lie about their online communications. at a news conference today, ginger lee said while she wanted to talk pom ticks, weiner would often -- politics, weiner would often turn the conversation to sex. most democrats including the party leaders are pushing him to lie. >> president obama is getting by with help from his friends and political donors....
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you have seen less i think the republican fleeing on afghanistan for instance. you have seen huntsman and romney trying to vit both ways. house of representatives, you have most republicans rhetorically supporting the president on afghanistan. think think if they felt if he was up for following the war and you would see the robust support for the war in afghanistan. i am not sure we have seen a hinge moment some subject. >> chris: let me quickly with you to finish up, does the splits within the republican party on libya, on afghanistan, does that take heat off the president in terms of having to get out of libya right away and on his plan drawndown in afghanistan? >> it does take heat off the president. a democratic president trying to wind down the war and not be criticized by uniformly by republicans for doing this. he can't be called a weak leader at this point. you know, depending op what happens on the ground. he gets a lot of cover. >> chris: next up, the friday lightning round including the czar amendment. we'll be right back. >> chris: every week viewers
you have seen less i think the republican fleeing on afghanistan for instance. you have seen huntsman and romney trying to vit both ways. house of representatives, you have most republicans rhetorically supporting the president on afghanistan. think think if they felt if he was up for following the war and you would see the robust support for the war in afghanistan. i am not sure we have seen a hinge moment some subject. >> chris: let me quickly with you to finish up, does the splits...
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troops in afghanistan. >> bret: shannon, thank you. a former porn actress says new york democratic congressman anthony weiner asked her to lie about their online communications. at a news conference today, ginger lee said while she wanted to talk pom ticks, weiner would often -- politics, weiner would often turn the conversation to sex. most democrats including the party leaders are pushing him to lie. >> president obama is getting by with help from his friends and political donors. we will tell you about it in the grapevine. how dangerous is the threat of muslim radicalization? i will send this to shelley. yeah. and i can have a proposal to you within half an hour. we're a small business. with 27 of us always in the field, we have to stay connected. we use verizon tablets, smartphones. we're more responsive. there are no delays. delays cost money. with verizon, we do things quicker and more effectively. more small businesses choose verizon wireless than any other wireless carrier because they know the small business with the best tech
troops in afghanistan. >> bret: shannon, thank you. a former porn actress says new york democratic congressman anthony weiner asked her to lie about their online communications. at a news conference today, ginger lee said while she wanted to talk pom ticks, weiner would often -- politics, weiner would often turn the conversation to sex. most democrats including the party leaders are pushing him to lie. >> president obama is getting by with help from his friends and political donors....
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and nato-led troops in afghanistan today to marine corp general john allen in his first message to troops, general allen wrote, "without question, tough days remain. and the challenges will be many." russia has criticized the u.s. and other western countries for recognizing libya's rebel national transitionm counsel as the nation's legitimate government. russia's foreign minister says the west is taking sides in a civil war. russia also said it will not offer libyan leader muammar gaddafi asylum if he steps down. european union leaders say syria's government must immediately end the crackdown on opposition protests. if it is serious about holding a national dialogue on political reform. activists say the discovery this weekend set off a sectarian killing spree that left 30 people dead and n a sign the revolt is inflaming religious tensions there has been a flurry of new developments in the scandal surrounded the defunk "news of the world" tabloid with a death. investigation that stretched to scott lant yard and the government itself. that paper is owned by news corp, the parent company of
and nato-led troops in afghanistan today to marine corp general john allen in his first message to troops, general allen wrote, "without question, tough days remain. and the challenges will be many." russia has criticized the u.s. and other western countries for recognizing libya's rebel national transitionm counsel as the nation's legitimate government. russia's foreign minister says the west is taking sides in a civil war. russia also said it will not offer libyan leader muammar...
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in afghanistan, the president ordered 33,000 u.s. troops be withdrawn before novembe november 2012. in libya a war that said president obama would last days not weeks is entering the fifty month costing the u.s. nearly $1 billion. the state department liaison to rebels was asked when president muammar gaddafi would leave. >> i would want to put a date on it. >> giant chiefs chairman mike mull season fopped of saying the nation debt is the biggest national security threat. in july, his replacement agreed saying i wouldn't describe the economic condition as a single biggest threat to national security. take iraq, where iran is trying to fill the vacuum. knowing the u.s. is preparing to leave. >> oil's clear they are dependent and beholden to version war view. >> 1600 attacks on nato troops in afghanistan from roadside bombs in june. up 25% in may. the current u.s. intelligence suggests nearly all the calcium ammonium nitrate used to make bombs killing u.s. troops come from the two factories in pakistan. the fertilizer plant and the marijendo kahn plant of the fatah group but the pakis
in afghanistan, the president ordered 33,000 u.s. troops be withdrawn before novembe november 2012. in libya a war that said president obama would last days not weeks is entering the fifty month costing the u.s. nearly $1 billion. the state department liaison to rebels was asked when president muammar gaddafi would leave. >> i would want to put a date on it. >> giant chiefs chairman mike mull season fopped of saying the nation debt is the biggest national security threat. in july,...
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what about political support for afghanistan? >> i think there is enough support. honestly, as long as the president keeps the nervous. too much triumphalism. if you were against the war you said let's get out now. then people say there is a terrible loss, helicopter shot down, we left 30 brave young men and let's get out. if the war is worth filing it's worth fighting. war is difficult and comes with losses unfortunately. >> so many member of the navy seal team six. not the members who apparently were involved in the bin laden mission. but a large percentage of the helicopter was seal team, elite commandos and elite fighters. >> a heart-breaking loss. it would be in any war at any time. what make it more problematic they were out there risking their lives and losing their lives on behalf of a mission. how committed is the president to the mission? he ordered the surge. he had a surge in iraq. the intent was to turn the war around and stay until it was concluded. the surge succeeded. in afghanistan, the president announced that he announces a withdrawal date. he re
what about political support for afghanistan? >> i think there is enough support. honestly, as long as the president keeps the nervous. too much triumphalism. if you were against the war you said let's get out now. then people say there is a terrible loss, helicopter shot down, we left 30 brave young men and let's get out. if the war is worth filing it's worth fighting. war is difficult and comes with losses unfortunately. >> so many member of the navy seal team six. not the members...
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first, start with afghanistan. we talked about this a little bit last night, how much the cost of the war and operations there will impact decigs made on the ground. everybody points to the defense spending and says, you know, that is something that the republicans will have to be willing to sacrifice on. how much does it impact what is going on? >> this is an administration that spent trillion dollars on stimulus that will not leave a trace. now it's saying that in order to save a few billion, fraction of a fraction of that. there are people in the white house who want to reduce war effort. the reason he's right about the numbers is because the overhead and the bases and the infrastructure is almost a fix the cost. that is not going to be reduced. all that you can reduce that would save a fraction would be the number of soldiers. which endangers the seasonals and endangers the mission. look, you have to be serious about a war. if you think it's worth winning, you do what the commanderrers think you need. if you do
first, start with afghanistan. we talked about this a little bit last night, how much the cost of the war and operations there will impact decigs made on the ground. everybody points to the defense spending and says, you know, that is something that the republicans will have to be willing to sacrifice on. how much does it impact what is going on? >> this is an administration that spent trillion dollars on stimulus that will not leave a trace. now it's saying that in order to save a few...
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we have helped the people of afghanistan establish freedom from the taliban. now we are at a point where they have to earn and keep that freedom themselves. this is not something we are going to do forever. we've been there 10 years training the afghan troops. sometime within the next two years we are going to draw down or troops and reach a point where the afghan military is able to preserve the sovereignty of their own nation from the teary of the taliban. that has to -- from the tyranny of the taliban. that has to happen. according to as i said in the last debate, according to the timetable established and communicated by the generals in the field. those generals recommended to president obama we should not start drawing our troops down until after the fighting season in 2012. he took a political decision to draw them down faster than that. that is wrong. we should follow the recommendation of the generals and look for the people of afghanistan to pick up that fight and preserve that liberty that has been so dearly won. >> as president obama was decidinging
we have helped the people of afghanistan establish freedom from the taliban. now we are at a point where they have to earn and keep that freedom themselves. this is not something we are going to do forever. we've been there 10 years training the afghan troops. sometime within the next two years we are going to draw down or troops and reach a point where the afghan military is able to preserve the sovereignty of their own nation from the teary of the taliban. that has to -- from the tyranny of...
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commander in afghanistan is one of several key officials who are changing roles. moving to head the c.i.a. why leon panetta who favors fewer troops on the ground and more focus on drone strikes becomes secretary of defense. on this day, mr. obama held what may be the last monthly meeting of the afghanistan and pakistan security team before the decision is announced. michael believes we'll only see modest withdrawals this year and most of next. >> i think the drawdown will accelerate in the fall of 2012 because that is the end of the next fighting season. and we're fing to need two more fighting seasons to really consolidate gains in the south of afghanistan first and then next year in the east of the country. >> he says speeding the withdrawal wouldn't save a significant amount of money. the president's afghan surge in the face of public opposition showed a commitment he is unlikely to back away from. >> the president would have to change his strategy to do anything more ambitious. it doesn't mean he won't but money is against it. >> officials say privately that b
commander in afghanistan is one of several key officials who are changing roles. moving to head the c.i.a. why leon panetta who favors fewer troops on the ground and more focus on drone strikes becomes secretary of defense. on this day, mr. obama held what may be the last monthly meeting of the afghanistan and pakistan security team before the decision is announced. michael believes we'll only see modest withdrawals this year and most of next. >> i think the drawdown will accelerate in...
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the controversy over the $1 trillion they say are in savings from pulling back from surge levels in afghanistan and iraq. a lot of concerns about the reid bill that they could never get 60 votes. what really will happen is a negotiation, a compromise that we will likely see tomorrow and it will be put on the shell of the boehner bill that still is a lie that -- that is tabled but still there and then somehow manage to get 60 votes on that one would think and send it back to the house in that form. >> sean: what is interesting about that when they send it back to the house i would assume because it was so difficult to get the republicans onboard the boehner bill, took the extra day, creating more savings and then, of course, adding the balanced budget provision late yesterday so the vote could take place today, i would assume that the speaker would lose a lot of votes and would be then on democrats to pass what would be the reid mcconnell bill. >> bret: and probably some more boehner factors in there. try to merge one would think the reid, mcconnell and boehner bills. there will not be the balan
the controversy over the $1 trillion they say are in savings from pulling back from surge levels in afghanistan and iraq. a lot of concerns about the reid bill that they could never get 60 votes. what really will happen is a negotiation, a compromise that we will likely see tomorrow and it will be put on the shell of the boehner bill that still is a lie that -- that is tabled but still there and then somehow manage to get 60 votes on that one would think and send it back to the house in that...
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he hasn't given speeches about afghanistan. we expanded operations there but he doesn't talk about it much. they are uncomfortable talking about this. if you look at the reaction we have gotten from capitol hill today and john boehner and other republicans, it's not so much that the republicans don't like that the president went in to intervene in libya. they don't like how he did it or when he did it. too slow and messy. that the post u.s. command part of the operation is unclear. not so much the presence there, the fact of the intervention so much as what has happened since the intervention. >> bret: speaking about house speaker boehner, the letter to the president says there are fundamental questions that haven't been answered according to boehner. the administration consulted with the arab league and it's my hope that you the president will provide a clear and robust assessment of the association objective and purpose of mission in libya and how it will be achieved. >> 's understandable that the member of the congress wante
he hasn't given speeches about afghanistan. we expanded operations there but he doesn't talk about it much. they are uncomfortable talking about this. if you look at the reaction we have gotten from capitol hill today and john boehner and other republicans, it's not so much that the republicans don't like that the president went in to intervene in libya. they don't like how he did it or when he did it. too slow and messy. that the post u.s. command part of the operation is unclear. not so much...
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and to defend our lives. >> if war in afghanistan was our post-9/11 defense, the war in iraq was seen as the country's first mod earn day pre-emptive attack. both in keeping with the bush doctrine as vice president chain made clear in 2003. >> if there is anyone in world today who doubts the seriousness of the bush doctrine, i would urge that person to consider the fate of the taliban in afghanistan. of saddam hussein's regime in iraq. >> former national security advisor steven hadley said there were different opinions when to apply the bush doctrine. >> great consensus on the basic principles of how we needed to approach the war on terror there were separate issues about what to deal with iraq. >> still, then, and now, there were regimes in iran and syria and north korea that would seem to be candidates where brookings michael o'hanlan notes the bush doctrine was not applied. >> obviously, preemption meaning major military operation isn't what you can resort to in most cases. >> with the wars in iraq and afghanistan winding down and u.s. taking role in libya and other country of the
and to defend our lives. >> if war in afghanistan was our post-9/11 defense, the war in iraq was seen as the country's first mod earn day pre-emptive attack. both in keeping with the bush doctrine as vice president chain made clear in 2003. >> if there is anyone in world today who doubts the seriousness of the bush doctrine, i would urge that person to consider the fate of the taliban in afghanistan. of saddam hussein's regime in iraq. >> former national security advisor...
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the key part of the afghanistan. it was first noted by enhof from oklahoma when they began to complain about the reassignment. "the last minute nature of the remissioning of two battalions to kuwait impacted their training and deployment. the soldiers of the 4th believe their remissioning is part of a drawdown in afghanistan, even though an assessment from general petraeus is still outstanding and the administration has yet to discuss drawdown plans with congress. that's troubling to me. the pentagon pushed back, explaining the decision did not suggest a drawdown from afghanistan as her begun. because the president hasn't decided on how deep the cuts would be. general petraeus in town for the confirmation hearing next week carrying with him recommendations and options for how many troops the president could draw down. >> even though, that drawdown hasn't started, because of the decision hasn't been made. >> as general petraeus was looking across afghanistan, and beginning to identify different options, it was pretty
the key part of the afghanistan. it was first noted by enhof from oklahoma when they began to complain about the reassignment. "the last minute nature of the remissioning of two battalions to kuwait impacted their training and deployment. the soldiers of the 4th believe their remissioning is part of a drawdown in afghanistan, even though an assessment from general petraeus is still outstanding and the administration has yet to discuss drawdown plans with congress. that's troubling to me....
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. >> will the operations continue since they are flown out of afghanistan? >> absolutely. >> on wednesday, in kabul, panetta meets president hamid karzai who is coming under pressure from tehran to close the base. but the defense secretary says the afghan leader has not asked them to halt the program. panetta would not speculate about whether the u.s. u.s. sentinel drone had been failed by cyber attack or high-tech jamming device. the secretary did not agree with the assessment of nouri al-maliki in monday suggesting irainian interference would disappear once all u.s. troops have gone home. >> i think you have to be cautious about iran that one way or another they will try to influence what happens there. >> he added the u.s. will keep 40,000 u.s. troops in bases across the gulf to counter the iranian threat. >> and was adamant that the u.s. officers would not allow a high-value lebanese prisoner with iranian ties who killed five americans go free when they leave later this month. >> either the united states or iraq has to bring them to justice. >> in kabul,
. >> will the operations continue since they are flown out of afghanistan? >> absolutely. >> on wednesday, in kabul, panetta meets president hamid karzai who is coming under pressure from tehran to close the base. but the defense secretary says the afghan leader has not asked them to halt the program. panetta would not speculate about whether the u.s. u.s. sentinel drone had been failed by cyber attack or high-tech jamming device. the secretary did not agree with the...
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. >>> the white house is condemning the assassination of southern afghanistan political strongman who is the president's half brother. he was killed by a close associate receiving guests at his home. david piper has reaction. >> afghan president hamid karzai equated the loss-his half-brother with the suffering of his country men. >> god willing is there will be an end to pain and suffering of afghan people and peace and security will be implemented in the country. >> visiting french president nicolas sarkozy offered condolences, saying the death was reminder of the potential cruel destiny of each afghan today. despite the outpouring of sympathy, the head of kandahar provincial council was a controversial figure in the country there were persistent allegation about the links to the opium trade. hamid karzai always defended his younger brother and managed to protect him despite long-standing campaign to have him removed. privately, nato officials detested wali karzai but if they wanted anything done, they had to go through him in an interview with fox news last year, he promised to turn
. >>> the white house is condemning the assassination of southern afghanistan political strongman who is the president's half brother. he was killed by a close associate receiving guests at his home. david piper has reaction. >> afghan president hamid karzai equated the loss-his half-brother with the suffering of his country men. >> god willing is there will be an end to pain and suffering of afghan people and peace and security will be implemented in the country. >>...
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jon huntsman was there and sounded tough on iran has had a doveish note on afghanistan. basically, i think they have seized on the iran piece because as nina points of the it's a vulnerability for president. he has a difficult position of proving a negative and make sure they don't have one. every day that goes by it's still possibly they do. >> shannon: you mention the ron paul, of course, the only one not invited to the forum today. for reasons that you mentioned. very obvious. stick around, we have another topic coming. please join us for the next fox news debate, it happens thursday night december 15. 9:00 eastern from sioux city, iowa. you will be able to get instant analysis and participate in a live chat with fox news contributors at foxnews.com/debate. next up, president obama andcaed theyian prime minister harper on the keystone xl pipeline project. >>> it is my job as the president of the united states to make sure that a process is followed that examines all the options, looks at all the consequences before a decision is made. that process is moving forward at
jon huntsman was there and sounded tough on iran has had a doveish note on afghanistan. basically, i think they have seized on the iran piece because as nina points of the it's a vulnerability for president. he has a difficult position of proving a negative and make sure they don't have one. every day that goes by it's still possibly they do. >> shannon: you mention the ron paul, of course, the only one not invited to the forum today. for reasons that you mentioned. very obvious. stick...
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turn resources to afghanistan. i have done that. now i promised i'd start withdrawals in july of the year and i'm starting that. this is a remarkable way to evaluate a war. it's self-preferential. who cares if it fulfills a promise. is it achieving the goal? >> shannon: the president is taking heat about the question about the war powers resolution, whether he should have had to formally come to congress. he answered this question today and he said we have consulted with congress. there has been ten hearings. we have sent over reams of information. he said do i think our action violated the war powers resolution? the answer is no. i don't have to get to the constitutional question. charles, what do you think? >> i thought it was ironic he's bragging on one hand that the president found doma was unconstitutional but when this came up he said i'm not going to act like a supreme court justice. i have don't do constitutional questions. putting that irony to one side, i think he can get away with this. obviously, there
turn resources to afghanistan. i have done that. now i promised i'd start withdrawals in july of the year and i'm starting that. this is a remarkable way to evaluate a war. it's self-preferential. who cares if it fulfills a promise. is it achieving the goal? >> shannon: the president is taking heat about the question about the war powers resolution, whether he should have had to formally come to congress. he answered this question today and he said we have consulted with congress. there...
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. >> as the troops return from afghanistan and iraq and as the pressure mounts on the defense budget, we're going to see similar consequences for ground services. >> in october, the army will begin a 22,000-person drawdown, so more draw seekers will enter the labor market and more exmilitary may face unemployment. at the pentagon, jennifer grippe, fogriffin, fox news. >> bret: a horrific story from articling top texas. father who took his son to baseball game in hopes to catch a ball fell to the death thursday night. 39-year-old firefighter shannon stone went after a ball tossed by the fielder hamilton. he fell over the railing and ploppinged 20 feet to concrete. he's the second fan to die in a fall at a major league ballpark this season. we will talk about disappointing jobs report. numbers, the reak and the politicians. the fox all-stars join me after a short break. do you know how you will react when someone changes lanes without warning? or when you're distracted? when you're falling aeep at the wheel? do you know how you'll react? lexus can now precisely test the most unpredictab
. >> as the troops return from afghanistan and iraq and as the pressure mounts on the defense budget, we're going to see similar consequences for ground services. >> in october, the army will begin a 22,000-person drawdown, so more draw seekers will enter the labor market and more exmilitary may face unemployment. at the pentagon, jennifer grippe, fogriffin, fox news. >> bret: a horrific story from articling top texas. father who took his son to baseball game in hopes to catch...
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american taxpayer dollars are vanishing in afghanistan. likely in the hands of those trying to kill our troops. that is according to a new audit. the u.s. agencies limited oversight on the cash that enters the afghan economy, leaving it open to fraud, or diversion to the insurgency. late this afternoon, the senate unanimously passed a bill to extend the term of f.b.i. director robert mueller by two years. number of republicans originally voiced concerns, but by this morning, kentucky senator rand paul was the lone hold-out. after meeting with mueller, paul was satisfied. the president must formally send up the nomination. fear of pirates is having a big impact on the world economy. we will explain. but first, early look at president obama's re-election effort. @@ this just in. friday, the pentagon will appeal the controversial "don't ask, don't tell" policy that has kept gays from openly serving in the military. according to the law, a 60-day waiting period goes in effect for the policy is officially implemented. other words, in two months
american taxpayer dollars are vanishing in afghanistan. likely in the hands of those trying to kill our troops. that is according to a new audit. the u.s. agencies limited oversight on the cash that enters the afghan economy, leaving it open to fraud, or diversion to the insurgency. late this afternoon, the senate unanimously passed a bill to extend the term of f.b.i. director robert mueller by two years. number of republicans originally voiced concerns, but by this morning, kentucky senator...